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What college major should I be for a job like this?
I’m very interested in alternative energy sources and want to work on things like solar panels, wind turbines, and biofuels. I want to either design new ones or work on improving them or inventing new energy sources. I was thinking about majoring in chemical engineering or environmental engineering. What do you think? Should I go more into mechanical engineering?
Biofuels might need a chemical or maybe petrochemical engineering degree. Wind power would probably need a mechanical engineering degree. Solar panels – maybe electrical engineering?
Why not look for a program that offers environmental engineering? Maybe you’ll find a school that gives you some good basics in all three areas. Or get the ME, and get a minor in chemistry. I would think that any decent engineering school would give you SOME background in electricity also, so the minor will help you cover the bases for the job you want.
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